Happy Camper

This adorable camper renovation is brilliant.

 I LOVE with the clean, light color palette, and the use of that Cole and Son wallpaper. Those Ghost chairs are so visually lightweight for a tiny space too! Such a great design!

Kinda makes me want to re-do ours... 

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I am also deciding to make this on Christmas this year. My husband's family always does a gingerbread house contest. This year, hubs and I are bringing out the big guns and gonna make one like this.... need to start the planning process.

My new running shoes feel like running on clouds. Not that you asked, but I wanted to share. ;)



SG

Weekend break

Guess what we did this weekend....



We went Scamping!

Husband and I Have been so busy lately that we decided we needed a get-away! This is the prefect way to spend time together! We decided to head south to Galveston!



Our Friday night sunset self-portrait.




Here's the inside. After we watched the sunset, we got out Netflix and Hulu and watched some of our favorite shows and sipped some red wine. Ahhh, relaxation!




See how happy I am to have a relaxing weekend?




I was distraught to see all the terrible stenciled painting in the restrooms. They needed some designer help!!!



The next morning, we got up early to watch the sunrise.... Then went back to bed for a while. We have to sleep in, it's Saturday!







Panoramic view



We spent the day walking along the Strand.



Some yummy vegan Greek food (lunch!). We then headed back to the Scamp for naps, then an afternoon reading by the pool.

Our next door among neighbors were a retired couple who had a GIANT bus of a camper. We struck up a conversation with them and ended up joining them for dinner back in town.



The next morning was considerably cooler, so I spent most of it outside, drinking coffee, reading and journalling. So refreshing.



Ps, I doodled this while I was journaling.

Such a lovely weekend with my guy! We discussed how much we really loved our Little Scamp and want to take it out more often! I'm thinking a trip to Lost Maples sounds wonderful!



I envision camping like this (photos from - check out this entire engagement session!).

Fall puts everyone in the mood to camp, I think. Even Joni blogged about "Glamping" (the glam version of trailer camping) here. Thanks for sharing the link, mom!

Anyway, I definitely want to update our little camper. It needs some new AC and I'd like to put in an awning and some outdoor chairs- like this Ralph Lauren camper.





So much fun. I love my Scamp!




- SG, Posted from my iPhone

Beautiful Memorial Living Room

Pardon the iPhone photos, but I just had to show this beautiful living room! Aren't those coral drapes gorgeous?! They really turned out well!



We reupholstered the client's old sofa and had the wooden frame refinished. The fabric is from Duralee, the pillow fabric is Etamine, and the geometric rug from Creative Flooring.




The Joseph Company did all our upholstery work. Didn't they do a great job?





Such a great coffee table!

The room isn't done- we are having some floating shelves made to flank either side of the fireplace and then commissioning some artwork to go above.

- SG, Posted from my iPhone

Don't go breakin' my heart

You know how there are times that you enjoy design elements -like a great chevron patterned wall, or a lovely lucite table- but there are times that you fall head over heals in LOVE with something?!?! Like, it's so amazing, you almost feel desperate to have it in your home or convince a client, a family member, or even a passerby to implement it into their lives!

I feel that way about this wallpaper:







Beautiful beautiful wallpaper....
When I saw this picture, it was like being hit by lightening. I need a wall somewhere to have this.






So i see it at Schumacher at the design center and could hardly leave it there. It's so cruel to an apartment dweller as myself to drool at beautiful wallpapers and not be able to hang them.






Other colorways...






And green....

But my heart belongs to the silver.

Check out the lovely applications (photos from Pink Wallpaper)



This wild print (the pattern comes in fabric too!) makes a traditional banquette unusually cool!



I love this application. Perfect.




This isn't really my style, but doesn't it make a huge statement?!

Please please someone buy this wallpaper, or fabric. Or better yet, call me and I'll help you implement it's utter coolness into your life! ;)



- SG, Posted from my iPhone

October Dreams

Hubs got a new studio! And of course he relied on his designer wife to pick out some (cheap) furniture. My artistic man uses several media: photography, graphic, web, and video. And he is sharing the space with an artist friend who is a painter.

We split the rectangular space in half, giving each guy his own work station and putting a lounge area in the center for guests ti enjoy the art gallery displays.

Here's the furniture! Vintagey and easily cleanable! Can't get much better for two dudes, can it?!






Sofa is a leather craigslist score and the two grold (green+gold) vinyl chairs are vintage from the '60's.


Of course while searching for mid century reproductions, I found a super source for womb chairs and now I can't get them off my mind! I want one for christmas for my apartment...






Should I get orange? So classic...





Or beloved green? I do have a lot of green already... But I LOVE it!






Womb chairs are so versatile. Awesome in a living room (check out that loud mcm aqua!)....






And great in a subdued, neutral space. This citron color is the bomb too.

Any ideas, friends???




Ps- look how much pumpkin spice I've gone through in 2 weeks....



I put it in my pumpkin pie green smoothies: almond milk, canned pumpkin, apple, spinach, green powder, raw protein powder, Stevia to taste and LOTS of pumpkin pie spice! Yummmm!

What's that pretty nail polish color, you ask...




OPI Tasmanian Devil Made Me Do It. A lovely orange-red. inspired by Joslyn over at Simply Lovely.


- SG
Posted from my iPhone

A day in the life...

Thought I'd post some pics of what a good day in the life of a residential interiors person looks like. Just in case you think I'm an errand girl, cad monkey, or glam diva shopping, here's what my iphone photos prove I do:

-Throw down a green juice for breakfast.
-Scurry to the office to pick up a list of to-do's from the boss-lady.
-Today, I meet some faux-finisher an electrician to work on a dining room (chandelier!).
- Write one zillion requests for proposals, client estimates and invoiced, approvals/payments for materials, draw room layouts (see crazy face)
- Chomp a green Smoothie for lunch.
- Run to the design center to find pretty pink trim for a tween girl's room.
- Shop for wallpaper for another little girl's room, but get distracted with this little David Hick's number...
- Drop samples back to the office and make a dash for a workout class at the Y before dinner.

Yea folks, that is my glamorous life. :)

Mcm house in Cali

Cali gets all the good mid century modern stuff, don't you agree?

Check out this Ranch style renovation from House Beautiful.

I love the openness of it all. All those picture windows make the home feel bigger than it really is and adds that element of nature.

The kitchen looks like it would be a dream to cook and congregate in. That cabinet in the dining area and genius.

And the overall colorscheme feels updated. I quite like it. (although I feel the color scheme is a bit too matchy for my taste- I'd throw in some punches of unexpected color).

What do you think?